Actress, Producer and Instagram Guru Jessica Lancaster joins us to discuss the brilliant way we can all bring positivity into our lives. Jessica's tactics for discovering what sparks joy and then weaving that joy throughout her life is uplifting and inspiring. It is this positive outlook that brings beauty and happiness into the lives of others and in effect makes Jessica Lancaster a pleasure to work whether it be as an Actress, Producer or Instagram Guru. Jessica's deliberate decisions to choose the most empowering visualizations for her career and in her own self-talk are a mind-opening listen on how to carve a path for success. 

01:25 min: Jessica Lancaster's advice for finding balance and working to have a creative life in an unpredictable industry is "you are gonna need a day job" and to "find what brings you joy." At its core, finding work is "all about setting myself up so I can live my creative life."

08:11 min: Overcoming obstacles and finding what brings you joy. Everything "boils down" to what "makes you feel good." It's not selfish. It's that "only when you feel good can you project it out there" and bring that joy to relationships and the world around you. Discover a mantra that brings you joy. Something to drive you. Don't hit your head against the door. Focus on the positives to find that path forward. "You'll find the negative if you want to" so find the positive instead and move forward with that joy to keep you going. Go to the environment you want. Make it happen now.

15:15 min: Remember to seek "that eternal youth feeling." "Feelings are eternal" and if you can "get your body healthy" and in effect uncover what lifts you up, rather than old habits which might bring you down, you will find more joy moment to moment.

16:32 min: One tip to sleeping well at night is to avoid saying categorizing or ranking days a successful or not. "I try to listen to what I need in the moment" to find a moment, to find that thing that makes you happy. And find what your "saving grace" is: be it relationships, exercise, or discovering "me time."  If we try to "think about what was amazing today" instead of whether it was a successful day, then we come out with a positive view of our accomplishments.

18:23 min: On raising money for films, getting movies distributed, and Jessica's films on Amazon Video: The Holy Fail, Choosing Signs -- and soon her third feature.

19:17 min: "It's about creating the environment in your entire life for things to just find you and come to you" and opening the door to allow manifesting to happen. It's not this happens and then I'll be happy. It's discovering how to be happy now and then the other stuff will find you.